Siaka Bakayoko is the World Bank Group Country Manager for Niger. An Ivorian national, Mr. Bakayoko joined the World Bank in 1988 as a financial analyst working in the agricultural sector in the Côte ...

Kathleen Beegle is a World Bank Program Leader for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, based in Accra, Ghana. She covers the sectors of education, health, poverty, and social protection, and the two cro...

Job Title: Program Leader for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone Language: English, French

Paolo Carlo Belli is a Program Leader for the Africa region based in South Africa. He joined the World Bank in May 2003. Since then, he has led several tasks, including the preparation and supervision...

Rachid Benmessaoud, a Moroccan national, joined the Bank in 1990 as an Energy Planner in the then Europe, Middle East and North Africa Vice Presidency. Since then, he has held various positions in the...

Bella Bird, a British and Australian national, became the Country Director for Tanzania, Burundi, Malawi and Somalia in July 2015. She is based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Prior to taking up this role,...

Job Title: Country Director for Tanzania, Burundi, Malawi and Somalia Language: English

Moussa Blimpo is an Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist for the Africa Region at the World Bank. Prior to this position, he was an Assistant Professor of economics and international studies...

Benoît Bosquet is a Practice Manager for Environment and Natural Resources at the World Bank. He has coordinated global partnerships for climate change mitigation, including the Prototype Carbon Fund,...

David Bridgman is Manager for the Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice of the World Bank Group, responsible for Southern and Central Africa. He also serves on the IFC Africa Management team. The Tr...

Joelle Businger is the country manager for the World Bank Group in Togo since August 2015. A US national, she joined the Bank in 1995 working in agriculture and environment at the Economic Development...

Mr. Andrew Ndaamunhu Bvumbe, a Zimbabwe national, serves as an Executive Director for Africa Group 1 Constituency (AFG1). He was serving as Alternate Executive Director from November 2014 to October 2016....

César Calderón, a Peruvian national, holds a Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Rochester, New York. He joined the Bank in 2005 and had worked at the Latin America and the...

Jean-Christophe Carret is the World Bank Group Country Manager for Central African Republic (CAR), based in Bangui since June 2015. A French national, Mr. Carret joined the World Bank in 2005 as a nat...

Raffaello Cervigni is a lead environmental economist with the World Bank's Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice. A native of Italy, Cervigni has led the water resource management, natural...

A Malian national, Mr. Kante has 15 years of experience working for the World Bank Group. From June 2012 to January 2016, he served as Country Manager to the World Bank office in Conakry, Guinea. Unde...

Luc Christiaensen is a Senior Economist in the Offcie of the Chief Economist for the Africa region of the World Bank. He takes a keen interest in issues related to poverty and food security, the rural...

Clara de Sousa, a Mozambican national, joined the Bank in 2005 as a senior economist in the Latin America and Caribbean Region Economic Policy Department. Since then, she has held various positions, h...

As of September 2013, Adama Coulibaly holds the position of World Bank Representative for Chad. An Ivorian national, he joined the Bank in 2003 as an Operations Officer in MNA Technical Cooperation De...